Levi Schwartz

The State of Israel Has Intensified its War on Bnei Torah

Detectives in unmarked cars pulling over Charedi families on Highway 10. Mass arrests being planned for "next week" in Charedi cities across central Israel. Yeshiva bochurim taken from their homes in pre-dawn raids.

Shavuos — Our Real Independence Day

The Jewish people had an independence day three thousand three hundred and thirty-eight years before Ben-Gurion read his declaration.

They Promised These Boys Hesder Was Holy. The Boys Just Wrote a Letter Saying Otherwise.

Talmidim from across the Hesder yeshiva system — not their Roshei Yeshivos, not their parents, not the Rabbanim of the Hesder Yeshiva Association — the talmidim themselves — sat down and wrote a letter.

Take Off the Blindfold - A Letter to Our Brothers in the Dati Leumi Community

The Torah is perfect. Toras Hashem temima. Nothing was missing. Nothing needed to be added by Theodor Herzl. Nothing needed to be added by David Ben-Gurion. Nothing needed to be supplemented by a flag designed by people who did not keep Shabbos.

They Came for the Children

There is a moment in every legal system when the robe stops being a robe and becomes a costume. When the words "law," "equality," and "rule of law" stop describing what the court is doing and start camouflaging what the court is actually doing.

The Jewish State Is Not the Jewish Dream

On Israel's 78th Independence Day (Yom Ha'atzmaut), a Question Every Praying Jew Must Answer

"We're Going to Dismantle the Torah World"

Attorney Chagai Kalai, who represents the organization Israel Hofsheet — leaning toward a colleague and muttering, with no courtroom decorum left to maintain: "We're going to dismantle the Olam HaTorah."

They Hate the Miracles: How Israel's Supreme Court Declared War on the Jewish Soul

A nation is returning to its Father in Heaven. The miracles are beyond comprehension. And the Israeli Supreme Court cannot stand to watch.

When the World Trembles, a Jew Looks Only Upward

From Purim to Pesach, the message of Chazal is clear: do not place your faith in armies, politics, or nationalism. Our strength has always come from one place alone — the Ribbono Shel Olam.

Maran Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef shlit”a on Drafting the Yeshivah students

Without the Torah of the yeshivah students, the army will not succeed. If there is success, it is in the merit of the Torah world.

Six Border Police Battalions for Yeshiva Bochrim? The State Prepares for War — Against Torah

While crime surges and terrorism rises, the Attorney General demands massive forces to hunt “draft evaders” in Chareidi neighborhoods. This is not enforcement. This is escalation.

Letter to Israel’s Leaders Regarding the Draft of Yeshiva Students

Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps there is another view here? The view of an entire community; the view of thoughtful people; the view of Jews who think deeply.

“Only in Museums”: When Hatred Drops the Mask

“The goal that the State of Israel should strive for: that in 50 years there will be no Chareidi society. At all. Only in museums.”

A Preventable Tragedy: When Politics Pushes Families to the Brink

Two infants are gone, dozens were hospitalized — and a hard question hangs in the air: who forced parents into unsafe, unsupervised solutions?

The Mask Is Off: Israel’s Supreme Court Declares War on Torah Itself

A billion shekels frozen with the stroke of a pen — proving once again why the Olam HaTorah will never place its future in the hands of the State

Was Rav Shach ZT'L “Pro” Sending Bnei Torah to the Army?

In recent years, some have claimed that Rav Shach zt”l supported sending Bnei Torah—or at least those “not learning properly”—into the army. This claim is repeated confidently, yet it does not withstand direct examination of Rav Shach’s own words.

Lapid’s Mask Falls: “Equality” for Everyone — Except Arabs, Terror Supporters, and Anyone Who Isn’t Charedi

The Opposition Leader openly admits his plan to strip voting rights applies only to Torah-observant Jews. This is not democracy. This is targeted discrimination.

The Mask Is Off: IDF Exposes Its Agenda by Forcing Charedim Into Mixed-Gender Bases

Ten Charedi soldiers were quietly placed into mixed-gender units in direct violation of every promise ever made. This is not a glitch. This is the system!

When the Hand of “Law” Strikes the Hand of Torah

A kippah on his head. Violence in his hands. When will the persecution of Torah Jews end?

Response to Rabbi Pini Dunner to his response: The 4 Levels of the Land

The Charedi world did not arrive in the Land of Israel because of the State. We were here long before it, and, with Hashem’s help, we will be here long after it — when Moshiach comes and all forms of democracy, nationalism, and other “isms” fade into the dust of history.

Are Yeshiva Bachurim Really Being Jailed for Learning Torah?

When a Jewish boy dedicates his life to Torah study — the highest mitzvah and the very heartbeat of Am Yisrael — and a government tells him, “If you don’t stop learning and enlist in the army, we’ll put you in jail,” what exactly do you call that?

An Open Response to Rabbi Pini Dunner: Torah Isn’t a Slogan — It’s Our Shield

A heartfelt, point-by-point response to Rabbi Pini Dunner’s essay — clarifying what the atzeres truly was, why Torah learning is Israel’s greatest protection, and how the Belzer framework can only succeed if Torah remains fully sovereign.

You Can’t Draft in the Name of a Torah You Don’t Follow

Israel’s army and government do not live by Torah law — yet some invoke Torah verses to justify drafting those who do. It’s a contradiction that exposes the hollow misuse of Torah for political ends.

“The Torah Is Our Life”: Five Historic Resolutions Declared at Massive Atzeres Tefillah in Jerusalem

Hundreds of thousands filled the streets of Yerushalayim as Gedolei Yisrael, Roshei Yeshiva, and Bnei Torah stood together in one voice — proclaiming that the arrests of lomdei Torah will never be accepted, and that Klal Yisrael lives and survives only through the power of Torah.

They Call Us Draft Dodgers — But We’re the Ones Holding the Nation Up

As critics rage over the massive Charedi protests in Jerusalem, accusing Bnei Torah of shirking responsibility, one truth stands unshaken: the Torah world isn’t the problem — it’s the reason Klal Yisrael still stands.

Why the Dati Leumi Community Should Stand Together with Charedim for Kavod HaTorah

As pressure mounts against yeshiva students, it’s time for all Torah-observant Jews — Charedi and Dati alike — to unite in defense of our eternal mesorah.

A Nation of Torah Stands Together: Historic Gathering Planned in Jerusalem

Hundreds of thousands expected to join a peaceful demonstration to defend the freedom of Torah study, as Gedolei Yisrael urge participants to sanctify Hashem’s Name through unity and dignity.

From Persecuting Bnei Torah to a Palestinian State: The Price of Spitting on the Torah

This is the bitter irony, the ultimate chutzpah of the State: while declaring lomdei Torah to be criminals and threatening to jail yeshiva bochurim unless they submit to the army, Hashem turns the tables and lets the nations of the world treat Israel like the criminal.

Is it True That Some of These Extremists Don’t Represent the Torah World at All — But Are Mentally Unstable or Completely Outside the System?

Yes. And not just “some” — many of the most outrageous,

Why Do Extremists Throw Rocks at Cars on Shabbos and Scream “Shabbos!”?

When a non-religious Jew drives through a neighborhood like Meah Shearim on Shabbos and has rocks thrown at his car, or hears someone scream “Shabbos!,” it leaves a bitter impression—not only of that moment, but of religious Jews in general.